Kristoffer Bolander: What Never Was Will Always Be (CD on Tapete Records)

Band: Kristoffer Bolander
Label: Tapete Records
Title: What Never Was Will Always Be

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Band:Kristoffer Bolander
Title:What Never Was Will Always Be
Reviewed By:Maarten Schiethart
Date Published:31/05/2018

Label:Tapete Records
Format:CD
Release Year:2018
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Kristoffer Bolander's new album marks a change in sound. Fuller with only a few moments of fragility, his tender voice will soon lure you in and caress your ears. Despite the production somewhat sounding droopy and digital on CD, the album certainly has a punch to most of this set of a dozen songs. The twang from his debut has not gone astray. The production. not shy of dramatic effects, never gets the upper hand though. Elegant and thoughtful on many tracks, such as on 'Cities' and on 'Glow', Bolander cherishes the beauty in sadness. Soft tones dominate.

With confidence and a great sense of purpose, like a good bottle of sparkling white wine, 'What Never Was Will Always Be' offers pop music of many faces. Tickling guitars, dreamy keyboards, sturdy beats that recalls 1970's dream pop, 1980's new wave and Americana. Indeed if the word didn't have quite have the sound, I'd coin the word Scandinaviana. Too many syllables though. His very competent band throws in rocking moments. Clocking in at three minutes on average, the twelve songs all have a head and tail and won't leave you indifferent. Graced with a voice like gold, Kristoffer Bolander now has two appealing albums under his belt. Orchestral manoeuvres in the dark north.

Track Listing:

01) Untraceable
02) Cities
03) Heat
04) To Come Back
05) The Liar
06) Animals
07) Unborn
08) Stråt
09) Glow
10) A Massive Opiate
11) True Romance

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